Unable to save Synonyms for Q&A

[Anonymous]

Hi All,

I am working on implementing Q&A in a report. When I rename the columns and try to add a synonym the power bi does not allow me to save the synonyms. It is automatically deleting the new synonym I added. Also when I try to Question the Q&A then it does not even show the column name. An example I renamed an OFFICE column to Office and added the synonym Ofc. When I save the report the synonym is gone and next time I try that again the Power bi is not even allowing me to type. When a question Q&A to show Office/Ofc it does not detect any column name. I tried clearing the report cache as well under Options.

[animartin88]

September 2022, still the same problem. Sometimes I can check / uncheck the relevant tables and define synonyms.... sometimes not. Changes will be deleted randomly. Really annoying.

[Anonymous]

This just happened to me as well. It was working perfectly yesterday but this morning I spent almost 2 hours making changes and when I closed it, it didn't save. An intermittent bug perhaps?

[Anonymous]

Update: It has now completely stopped working! It will not save any modifications via the Q&A setup interface.

[v-yulgu-msft]

Hi @Anonymous ,

I didn't encounter this problem on my side, I was able to save the renamed columns and its synonym, Q&A could generate expected output. In your sceanrio, please have a look at this document, and update your desktop to the latest release for a try.

Best regards,

Yuliana Gu